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Justification for Restricting Competition (JRC) Post-Quantum Cryptography and Federal Identity Management Support Services

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47QACB26Q0069Federal

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The General Services Administration is seeking specialized services under solicitation 47QACB26Q0069 to support the migration to post-quantum cryptography and federal identity management in accordance with OMB Memorandum M-26-15. This initiative requires the GSA Federal Identity and Cybersecurity Division to align civilian agency policy with the FICAM Architecture and prepare for 2027 pilots of post-quantum cryptography ready access systems. The scope of work includes planning and documenting access system testing in isolated environments, developing quantum-resistant Federal Requirements Technical Criteria for credentials and access systems, producing governmentwide guidance for digital identity technologies, and providing subject matter expertise for Federal PKI policies and hybrid cryptography planning. This requirement is being pursued as a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract awarded to Scalar, LLC, based on a Justification for Restricting Competition. The decision is driven by the vendor's unique combined expertise in federal FICAM, FPKI, and post-quantum cryptography experimentation, which was determined to be unavailable from other sources following market research and industry engagement. The contract is managed by the Administrative Services Division in Washington, DC, under NAICS code 541519.

General Info

GSA sole-source contract to Scalar LLC for post-quantum cryptography and identity management services.

Agency

General Services Administration → Administrative Services Division

NAICS

541519 - Other Computer Related Services

Place of Performance

Washington, DC, 20405, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

JFRC - Post-Quantum Cryptography and Federal Identity Management Support Services

justification-and-authorization

Low

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PhaseAwarded

PostedSep 24

Justification (J&A)

AwardedOct 21

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyGeneral Services Administration → Administrative Services Division

Contacts1 person available

OfficeWASHINGTON, DC, 20405, USA

Organization / AgencyGeneral Services Administration → Administrative Services Division

Office AddressWASHINGTON, DC, 20405, USA

Contacts

Carmen Falls

contact@example.gov

Full Description

GSA’s OGP Federal Identity and Cybersecurity Division aligns civilian agency ICAM policy with the FICAM Architecture and manages the FIPS 201 Evaluation Program, which approves PIV and PACS products for the GSA Approved Products List.

OMB M-26-15 directs agencies to migrate to post-quantum cryptography by December 31, 2030, requires GSA to establish an interagency ICAM modernization working group, and tasks the FICAM Office with testing PQC-ready access systems for 2027 pilots.

To support this mandate, the Division requires specialized services in four areas:

PQC Testing: Plan and document testing of access systems in an isolated contractor environment aligned with NIST standards.
Quantum-Resistant FRTCs: Develop and update FRTCs for PACS, credentials, FIDO2, mPIV, and derived credentials.
Governmentwide Guidance: Produce guidance on next-generation digital identity technologies for IDManagement.gov.
PKI and FICAM SME Support: Support updates to Federal PKI policies and the FICAM Architecture for PQC readiness, including algorithm transition and hybrid cryptography planning.